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Charles Vawter Sr.

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'''Captain Charles Erastus Vawter Sr.''' (??? - &mdash;1905) served as a member of the [[Board of Visitors]] from 1886 to 1900, and as rector of the board from 1889 to 1900, back when the college university was known as the "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College." He held a degree in mathematics from the [[University of Virginia]], as did his son, [[Charles Vawter Jr.]]<ref>http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/math/mathhst2.htm</ref>
Vawter was responsible for recruiting [[John McBryde]] from the University of South Carolina, as well as persuading the Edison Company to install a [[Power Plant|power plant]] on campus.<ref>http://www.housing.vt.edu/assets/doc/vawter.pdf</ref>
His son, [[Charles Vawter Jr.Hall]], was a professor of mathematicsnamed in his honor.
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